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Pan Flute and Dragon: I was immediately struck by the very modal, off-puttingly dissonant melody that opens this piece... most 'amateur' musicians, as you put it, shy far away from dissonance, aiming to make everything sound clean, if a little bland. This track is impressively gritty, with creative uses of register (low, buzzy synths) and very interesting harmonies.

Take a Rest: this track was short and insignificant-- which is exactly what rest tracks should be. I can tell you have an ear for how music should sound based on its function. The piece is built around a pentatonic scale, which lacks dissonance-- yet we shift and down a half-step, and there are some moments of tension. It's a well-balanced piece.

The nightmare: I love the way these opening synths physically tickle my brain-- it aurally confronts us with what, I'm assuming, is the boss of this game.

The sleepy sleepless village: This opening synth line is like a happy lavender town! I will say, the entrance of the rest of the ensemble was rather abrasive-- perhaps you could have staggered the entrances of the instruments? Also, that 7 chord on the third measure of the loop has a lowered 7th, or 'te', that clashes with the normal, raised 7th, or 'ti', in the synth ostinato (forgive my classical jargon). Always make sure that all of your harmonies are aligned, and that clashes like these really are intentional!

Temple: another piece that makes good use of dissonance! I love the low, rumbling chords and high choir that counteract the ostinato. I've heard it said that using high and low registers is a great way to create fear in music!

Ascension and And to All, a Good Night are both fairly simple tracks, and I have little to say about them, other than, great way to wrap up the soundtrack.

My only wish is to know the story behind these tracks! I wish I knew a little more about Jorwyn, his mission, and the people in the sleepy sleepless village-- among other things. However, it's clear you have lots of promise as a composer. If you can iron out the harmonic errors here and there, you've clearly got a strong understanding of how to translate vibes to music-- fear, rest, magic, etc... bravo, and keep writing!!! 

Thank you very much for your feedback! 

The truth is that most things that I end up doing are completely by accident! I generally just play by ear and see what happens.  The only music theory I know is keys (like C-B) and time signatures, outside of that I have no idea what I'm doing.

And I realyl appricate the musical jargon, it helps to research and learn from it!

Thanks once again!